http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Colombia , Medellin en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:05:28 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:05:28 +0000 English VersionSo my 24th birthday was 2 days ago and I celebrated it here in Medellin my first birthday out of Nigeria or United States. I was a lot of fun because I'm blessed with wonderful people. My host mum gave me a beautiful earring Lexie y Juliana gave me a purple dress purple earrings and bought me a Chocolate cake Freddy gave a really beautiful wristwatch and Juliana's mum gave me http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-457061.html En toen was het de beurt aan Zuid Amerika....Colombia lag het dichtsbij dus doe mij die maar dan....Alles begon het met een piepklein staartje....Voor meer indruk van het leventje hier heb ik videos toegevoegd...zie einde text....er weer meer mogelijk dan gedacht Costa RicaPanamColombiaStond ik daar mijn hele klerenkast bij me om 5 uur sochtends op het vliegveld van San Jose...euh je krij http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-453760.html So we have arrived safe and sound in medellin the home town of El Seor Pablo Escobar. Our bus journey unfortauntely was not as pleasant as some before. We luckily got the seats up the front but there was very little leg room and then to make matter worse there was a leak above my seat so my pants started to get soaked. I stuck some tissue up in the roof which slowed it down but I awoke at 4.30 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-452095.html Aprs un bus de nuit qui n'tait pas des plus confortable nous voici maintenant Medellin. Le dossier des siges ne s'inclinait presque pas et en plus on avait une fuite d'eau au dessus de nous Pas facile de dormir.. Le matin nous sommes arrivs vers 6h30 et je ralise qu'une de mes tongues a disparu J'ai du sortir du bus avec ma tongue restante noire et la tongue Dave verte qui chausse http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-452078.html We arrived in Medellin a few days ago after taking the 14 hour bus ride from Cartagena. The city is nice but due to the time of year it pretty much rains every afternoon and evening. We haven't really let the weather limit us but the majority of our pictures look gloomy. We have been staying at the Black Sheep hostel which has been great it is an older crowd very clean and friendly Englishsp http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-446773.html What a week It was an emotionally one that I will ALWAYS remember for the rest of my life. On Tuesday we had our final exam for level 5 I didnrsquot do so well but I passed however Irsquom still proud of myself because I didnrsquot study at all. On Wednesday Juliana Lexie and myself visited the mosque in Medellin ok I wasnrsquot a mosque itrsquos a house that is used as a mosque http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-446433.html Ooh what a week Last week started very unproductive I was able to convince Sarah David and Colm about watching the soccer game live. We went to the stadium on Wednesday to buy our tickets which cost 40 and started making plans for the weekend since it will be my last weekend in Medellin. Belly dancing was great on Thursday we started learning a new move more difficult but gracefully. Friday http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-444523.html After a few days rest in Bogot we spend our last evening at Autogermana for a press and customer event for Kevin and Julia to promote Globebusters to the Colombians. This involved me being asked to speak to the group with an intro and closer in Spanish. Although Max also spoke and did the whole of his in Spanish Clever dick The ride to Medellin the next day was spectacular. The scenery was http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-443518.html Chvere is another slang word for cool in Colombia. So I didnrsquot blog last week I was so busy trying to finish up my Statement of Purpose other supplementary essays for Graduate school Guess what I finished all the 14 essays on Wednesday. This week has been a productive one. We are learning how to express emotions opinions suggest this recommend things and health issues in my Spanish http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-442176.html Arriving on a night bus from Bogota we passed through areas where there is rain luckily when we got to Medellin it was fine just a bit cloudy and much warmer than Bogota. i decided to take the metro i asked the lady at the Banos Publicos where the train station is i have to walk a bridge walkway then bought a ticket 1 500 pesos for the fare. Took me awhile to get my bearings I found the right http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-440576.html HolaLena and I said goodbye to Matt and got on the Sunday tourist ferry the only option on Sundays to get to Playa Blanca. Well welcome to the tourist boat from hell we had a two hour boat ride to an island with an aquarium we were too cheap to visit then had another hour to the beach all aboard the reggae boat crammed with local tourists taking advantage of Colombiarsquos love and frien http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-440547.html This week has been colorful and it exposed me to some aspect of the Colombian culture. On Monday we took an exam for level 4 and I passed so now am in level 5 the 1st level in intermediate Spanish Que Rico how lovelyAlso I feel my Spanish is getting better on Thursday I told the class the sad news about the Yale graduate student who was killed in Spanish. On Friday there was a market on http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-438349.html ...there are a few things I can tell you about MedellinAfter a long but absolutely beautiful bus ride from Salento Adam Ariel and I arrived in Medellin. Our first choice the Pit Stop was completely booked so we hopped around the corner to the Black Sheep. Things seem to happen for a reason I guess because my friends from Cartagena Fiona D and Jackson come walking through the door the n http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-437462.html Hands down...Medellin has the highest concentration of beautiful women of any city in the world I challenge you to prove me wrongAs for the rest of Medellin...you certainly aren't going to hear about it here... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-436613.html Chimba is a slang word for cool in ColombiaThis week has been every eventful. First we I and Lexie started the belly dancing class last Saturday the 5th it was awesome the ladies were very nice and the maestra teacher is very beautiful flexible and graceful. The Thursday class in a combination of musical dance and belly dancing a guy a very cute guy with dreads taught the musical s http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-436259.html Had to check in to express how proud I am of my team. Got the chance to watch the game in Medellin and am on cloud 9. THE BLUE IS BACK BABYVAMOS AZUL http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-436049.html Hola a todosYes...after 35years Im back to Colombia and it feels G R E A T This is still one of my favourite countries and Im enjoying every single moment here Im here for the past month and I so far I had a LOT of fun Its just something in the air...salsa merengue friendly locals rom aguadiente tropical fruit arepas ... This blog is about Medellin which is an amazi http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-435852.html Medellin... What an amazing place. When one thinks of Medellin Colombia it is impossible not to think about Pablo Escobar and the drug cartel. If you watch the HBO series Entourage you would think this place is all mafias and military. Quite the contrary. Medellin is a modern large city and the people here will not let you down being the most genuine people you will meet...This place is nick http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-434747.html Monte said today I know it has only been a week but it almost feels like we live in Colombia now. It's hard to explain what he means but I feel the same way. Some things are so dramatically different here and our schedules are so much changed from our normal daily lives that I've forgotten what it feels like to drive a car watch tv cook dinner. Also Monte and I were so concerned with http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-433852.html So I have been in Colombia in the city of external spring Medellin for 3 weeks now. Colombia is the first stop on my one year travel across Latin America. Before coming here I assumed the country was going to be similar to Guatemala. Boy was I wrong The city am in Medellin is way more developed than Xela the city I stayed in Guatemala it can easily be compared to the states. The wat http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Medellin/blog-433627.html